Opium production in Afghanistan has dropped by almost a quarter as prices drop and farmers switch to other crops, according to a UN report, which warned that large stockpiles do remain as a source of Taliban funding.
Opium and heroin trafficking in Afghanistan is a considerable source of revenue for the Taliban, but they are not the only ones who profit from it. In the meantime, the United States have radically changed their strategy in the war on drugs...
In a departure from its military role in Afghanistan, NATO will target opium trade there in a bid to stop hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money from reaching Taliban-led insurgents, the alliance announced Friday.
